Before & After

BEFORE

coming home to their FOREVER FAMILIES

Maya and Abel at Hannah's Hope in January 2008

AFTER

Home Forever and EVER May 2008

Tracie and I were talking the other day and we remembered back to saying "can u imagine if they were in the same room" then realized Maya was probably in the girls room and Abel was in the boys but as it turns out Maya WAS in Abel's room!

How amazing is that...

Maya's First Swim

So, Maya and I went to the pool with Tracie and her family. Maya loved the pool. She loved the float. She was in a major fussy mood besides that though...not sure whats going...teething maybe? We are going to try again tomorrow. My little girl is getting bigger! She is eating more and drinking more ounces of her bottle. She is doing great. :)

I also figured out why I couldnt add new people to my blog roll and won't go into the details of what i was doing wrong. So all the people that i have been stalking for the last few weeks are now on my blog roll finally!

Memorial Day Weekend

So, we went to my friend's Lake House last weekend. We had a great time. Maya went on their boat for the first time and LOVED it. Courtney and Michael have a son Baylor who is 16 months. The kids LOVED the boat. It rocked them to sleep. We had a great time, their boat is AMAZING...Josh was there with me but there is no pic of him! :(

My friend Courtney and Baylor on their boat.


Michael driving the boat with Baylor on his lap...so cute!

Maya and Sammy

This is Sammy KISSING Maya! So cute. Anya tried to take that pic many times.

This is a little new clip I have been putting in Maya's hair. Its so cute and holds her little curls back. The best product ever by the way is Curlz coconut dream conditioner. LOVE IT! (Thanks Stacey Hernandez)

Christy and I sitting together...Thats not her baby though! :) Here he is! Isaiah! How cute is he!!

Isaiah and Sammy

Maya LOVES swinging! The first time we put her in the swing she LOVED it. She was hysterical laughing the whole time!

Here are pics from Lily's first Birthday Party!

Love the flower headband.

Quite the contrast between Lily and Maya's skin!

NEW LAPTOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, I finally finally got my new laptop. My laptop has been broken since we left for Ethiopia and thats why my pics and posts and COMMENTS (amy b, tracie and suzi) have lacked. I had to be more of a blog stalked then participater but I am back! Pics are coming if i can ever find my camera NOW! I am a mess! :)

Aunt Ju

We have the best babysitter in the world. Not only is she one of my right hand girls at obligato but now she watches Maya two days a week at my house! Its wonderful...Maya is CRAZY about Julia. Thanks Julia we LOVE you.
P.S. Amy Bottomly, I KNOW i owe u a call...see Maya sporting the awesome headband you got her. I need a bunch more. Where did u get them!!!!!!!!!! Miss u!

STILL CANT FIGURE OUT WHY I CANT ADD NEW BLOGS!

DID U EVER!

So we are going to Charlston with my family on June 15th and I thought Maya has to have some bathingsuits to take with us...
This is what we found! :) Okay this is the cutest little bikini I have ever seen!

Maya's new thing is she sleeps on her tummy. She never did this. One morning I walk into her room and see this...totally turned around and on her tummy!

Today Maya had her check up. She weighs 15.15 and is in the 15th percentile for weight and 50 for height (she is 26.5 inches)...we are THRILLED! The doctor said she is doing great! What a relief! She also had to get some shots...I stayed in the room this time and it was SO sad. But no reactions or fever so thats good.

Last week Tracie and I met and went to dinner with the two Ethiopians...It must have been an odd sight b/c everyone stopped us to see why there were two brown babies in our carseats...

This is me trying to get a pic of Abels first tooth!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is poking thru and the cutest thing I have ever felt but I dont think u can see it on the camera...Hes the CUTEST husband ever.